JANUARY

"I'd like to ask you all to accompany me in your prayers on this very important day of my life," Shakira Tweeted just hours before the Jan. 22 birth of her first child, son Milan. The new mom and her soccer star beau, Gerard Piqué, explained their choice of name on the singer's website: "The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification." Also born this month: Elton John's second child, son Elijah; and Kara DioGuardi's first child, son Greyson.